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NATO’s Ankara Summit and Albania’s Uncertain Moment

Tirana Times, July 07, 2026 – The next NATO Summit, where the leaders of Allied member states gather annually, will take place on July 7–8, 2026, at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.

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A salute to America

By Marco Rubio Two hundred and fifty years ago today, in a brick hall in Philadelphia, our forefathers declared their independence from the most powerful empire on earth. They were not fools.

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Dr. Arben Ramkaj is Chairman at the Institute for Cultural and Religious Dialogues in Albania. He is also Director of the Middle East and Muslim World Department at the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS).

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From the Nile to the Balkans

By Dr. Arben Ramkaj Tirana Times, July 3, 2026 – If you sit by the banks of the Nile on a quiet afternoon and allow its serene flow to guide your thoughts,

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A moratorium on public-private partnerships is currently indispensable

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By Zef Preà§i* For concession and for its various forms including recently the public-private partnership is spoken and written a lot, especially after 2000. As is already known, the concept of concession

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Editorial: Trump election raises questions, but not where it matters most

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Donald Trump’s election as the President of the United States has caught much of the world by surprise, and Albanians are no exception. Ahead of the elections, like many others in the

10 years ago

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Losing your way: The opposition’s perplexing step against opening of negotiations

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By Alba à‡ela It must have really startled the European MPs at the table, confused them and made them scratch their heads in disbelief. In a bewildering move the MPs representing the

10 years ago

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Editorial: Down a dangerous slope: The new and old predicaments between Tirana and Athens

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The relationship between Albania and Greece is fraught once again. The latest installments are the squabbles over the developments in Himara, where some houses are planned to be evicted and demolished to

10 years ago

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For some Albanian farmers, free trade isn’t free

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By Andi Balla It is an unfortunate annual occurrence: News stories about Albanian farmers in very rural areas dumping perfect fruits and vegetables simply because there is no available intermediary to take

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Editorial: The risky start of a very long electoral campaign

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The electoral campaign has started although the elections themselves are at least 8 months away. Parties are rallying up supporters with their typical and tedious ‘youngster becoming new members’ events and with

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Hugh G. Grant’s ‘I saw it all,’ now available in its entirety

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The Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) has just published Grant’s account of the Italian invasion in its entirety. By Ilir Ikonomi In the summer of 2010, while doing research at the

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Editorial: For Albania-Serbia, press normalization, not reconciliation

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The recent visit of Prime Minister Edi Rama in Serbia, first to participate in the Belgrade Security Forum, second to promote the Serbian translation of his own book and finally then to

10 years ago

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Editorial: Shedding away the political clout: An honest debate on the cannabis problem in Albania

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The problem of cannabis cultivation and trafficking in Albania is a serious one. All sides can agree on this. They disagree one everything else. Each side has its own version of how

10 years ago

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My Albanian experience: It’s the people stupid

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By Neda Zivanovic* The first time I visited Albania was in summer 2015. I came to Tirana with my peers from Serbia and together with our peers from Albania we participated in

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Editorial: Valbona under assault: Betraying nature, tourism and the future

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As the large building machinery invades the pristine valleys of Tropoja, in the national park of Valbone, the mountains observe in silence the painful drama as it unfolds. Tubes are being laid

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Op-Ed - Page 63

NATO’s Ankara Summit and Albania’s Uncertain Moment

A salute to America

From the Nile to the Balkans

A moratorium on public-private partnerships is currently indispensable

Editorial: Trump election raises questions, but not where it matters most

Losing your way: The opposition’s perplexing step against opening of negotiations

Editorial: Down a dangerous slope: The new and old predicaments between Tirana and Athens

For some Albanian farmers, free trade isn’t free

Editorial: The risky start of a very long electoral campaign

Hugh G. Grant’s ‘I saw it all,’ now available in its entirety

Editorial: For Albania-Serbia, press normalization, not reconciliation

Editorial: Shedding away the political clout: An honest debate on the cannabis problem in Albania

My Albanian experience: It’s the people stupid

Editorial: Valbona under assault: Betraying nature, tourism and the future

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